🗓️ Idiom: A Clear Field (n)
💬 Meaning
- A situation with no competition or obstacles.
- Having no one in your way when trying to succeed.
🧠 Example Sentences
- With the biggest rival out of the race, we now have a clear field.
- The company enjoyed a clear field in the market after its main competitor closed.
- He had a clear field to pitch his idea since no one else was interested.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from sports and military language, where having a “clear field” meant open space with no barriers. In business, it means having no direct competition, making it easier to succeed.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
After the other bidder dropped out, our team had __________ to win the contract.
Answer
a clear field
2. Choose the correct meaning of “a clear field”:
A) A place with many choices
B) A situation with no competition or obstacles
C) A large area of land
D) A deadline that is hard to meet
Answer
B) A situation with no competition or obstacles
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“Now that the other team is no longer involved, we have no one standing in our way.” → Change the sentence using: a clear field
Answer
Now that the other team is out, we have a clear field.